[Peace] If you were going to call the Gov to protest, Thank him for this

[Barbara kessel]

Please sign the online petition if you haven't already.

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From: Barbara kessel <barkes at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 12, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Subject: If you call the Gov, Thank him for this


*Hamos Applauds Quinn's Support Of*

*Tamms Prison Reform Legislation*
In a press conference today, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
announced<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=o202g%2BzIsNLjblm5iXoqmmS6TBkgWOp7>
he
will appoint a new head of the Illinois Department of Corrections and that
his pick will review conditions at Tamms Supermax Prison.  "It's an issue I
take seriously," he said.
"I am pleased Gov. Quinn has made reform of Tamms Supermax Prison a
priority," said State Rep. Julie Hamos.  Rep. Hamos is chief sponsor of
HB2633<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CEfytGZKA6GVnjB81pEZW2S6TBkgWOp7>,
legislation to set humane policies and guidelines for prisoners at Tamms.
"I am looking forward to meeting Gov. Quinn's new Department of Corrections
chief and discussing with him how we can improve Tamms."
Recently Human Rights
Watch<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JGeCN2NLwYS8/0/tvdB4IGS6TBkgWOp7>
 and Amnesty International<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TDn0YRr00EVcbqXAN98qRGS6TBkgWOp7>
have
put a spotlight on Tamms, with Amnesty finding that Tamms, "may breach
international standards for humane treatment." *The New Yorker* magazine
also recently ran a
story<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=yImUo05wTEcP/NPbQx3G7WS6TBkgWOp7>
highlighting
Tamms as an example of solitary confinement management gone wrong.
Rep. Hamos is conducting an on-line petition for support of HB2633, which
can be found athttp://www.juliehamos.org/tamms<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zb2ZQzlKTgupRe7hdAlHdZiQ%2BiHTIAZ8>
Already dozens of community organizations across Illinois have signed on in
support of the petition and HB2633.

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*Sign Julie's petition to reform Tamms*
*www.juliehamos.org/tamms*<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=/upul/j0skdOl84ge/U0WmS6TBkgWOp7>


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